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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 182 · 1985

Hirekerur

Winner — 1985

B. G. BANAKAR
JNP· Janata
JNP 52.2%INC 44.3%5 others 3.5%
Votes
36,164
52.2% share
Winning margin
5,519
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
75.6%
of 91,622

A clear win with a 8.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B. G. BANAKAR
Janata
36,16452.2%
2
D. M. SALI
INC
30,64544.3%
3
GURUSHANTAPPA BASAPPA JYOTI
IND
9361.4%
4
BILKI SHEKHAPPA NAGAPPA
IND
6891.0%
5
KANNAPPANAVAR MALLAPPA SHEKHARAPPA
IND
4670.7%
6
NIYAZI HAMEED KHAN
IND
2130.3%
7
CHALAGERI SHIVANANDAPPA PUTTALINGAPPA
IND
1360.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

High turnout (14th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 3.6% · max 26.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
14th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
217th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 52.2%INC 44.3%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,90,923
Density
431 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,298 km²
SC population21.6%
ST population5.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.9%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity95.3%
Sanitation79.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel93.6%
Health insurance34.9%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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